Finding Forrester, starring Sean Connery, and Rob Brown, was released on December 19, 2000. With an estimated budget of $43,000,000 Columbia productions did an astounding job, at creating this movie. The main actors (Sean Connery as Forrester) and (Rob Brown as Jamal) also did some magnificent acting, and really got the meaning of the story across to its viewers.
The movie is basically about a young man, who grew up in a bad neighborhood. The movie takes off when Jamal (the young man) is asked to change schools. Jamal then meets Forrester (a writer).After some conflict between the two, Forrester agrees to help Jamal with his writing. The two eventually become friends, but their friendship is tested numerous times throughout the movie. This leads us to the meaning of the story which is about friendship, devotion and determination.
This film is by far one of the best of its genre I’ve ever seen. However, with its budget I feel that the scenery could have been set a little better, to create a more intense atmosphere throughout the film. A movie that reminds me of this one is Coach Carter, the story and atmosphere is a bit similar. However, in my opinion it was the best movie in comparison to any others.
I personally found the quality of the film superb; the creativity of the film simply dumbfounds me. The acting was amazing, to say the least. I really felt as though I could connect with the characters throughout the course of the movie.
The theme, ah yes the theme. Many probably didn’t catch the theme, even though it’s clearly stated. When Forrester reads the piece about friendship written by Jamal, it really jumps out, though it hinted at this long before it clearly stated it. It hinted at it using Forrester’s and Jamal’s relationship, and the development of the relationship.
I give Finding Forrester two thumbs up, and a five star rating. It was an amazing piece of work (to say the least).
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